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Ranking of Commodities on the East Coast of South America

Apr, 24, 2023 Posted by Gabriel Malheiros

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See below the ranking of the top trade goods/commodities exported via container by Brazil and Plate countries in the first two months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. The data was collected by Datamar’s Business Intelligence team:

Brazil

Meat products lead the ranking of Brazilian commodities exported via containers in January/February 2023, with an 8.6% increase over the same period in 2022. Wood shipments are in second place, having decreased by 27.9% in the same period. See the remainder of the list below:

Commodities Ranking | Dataliner Brazil | Jan-Feb 2022 vs. Jan-Feb 2023 | TEU | Exports

wdt_ID RANK CARGO 2022 2023 %
1 1 MEAT 87.408 94.945 8.6%
2 2 WOOD 65.151 47.000 -27.9%
3 3 COFFEE, TEA, MATE AND SPICES 22.899 17.500 -23.6%
4 4 CELLULOSE PASTE 19.045 15.438 -18.9%
5 5 PAPER 22.168 15.237 -31.3%
6 6 PLASTIC 17.054 14.247 -16.5%
7 7 STEEL PRODUCTS 12.692 13.110 3.3%
8 8 COTTON 28.857 10.954 -62.0%
9 9 REACTORS, BOILERS AND MACHINES 10.676 10.575 -0.9%
10 10 FRUITS 11.894 10.197 -14.3%
11 11 SUGAR 7.164 9.897 38.2%
12 12 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS 6.777 9.124 34.6%
13 13 TOBACCO 8.174 7.491 -8.4%
14 14 RUBBER 8.418 6.812 -19.1%
15 15 FOOD RESIDUES 6.680 6.350 -4.9%
16 16 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS 5.414 5.922 9.4%
17 17 PROCESSED FOODS 6.062 5.660 -6.6%
18 18 ANIMAL PRODUCTS 5.024 4.857 -3.3%
19 19 ELECTRICAL MATERIALS APPLIANCES 4.453 4.701 5.6%
20 20 STONES 7.219 4.619 -36.0%
21 21 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 6.336 4.389 -30.7%
22 22 FRUIT JUICE 3.615 4.374 21.0%
23 23 CERAMIC 8.122 4.037 -50.3%
24 24 SKINS AND LEATHERS 3.762 3.995 6.2%
25 25 FURNITURE 5.685 3.614 -36.4%
26 26 CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 3.169 3.166 -0.1%
27 27 INORGANIC CHEMICALS 4.044 3.122 -22.8%
28 28 ALUMINUM PRODUCTS 7.181 2.564 -64.3%
29 29 GLYCEROL 2.015 2.334 15.8%
30 30 VEGETABLE OIL & FAT 2.140 2.216 3.5%
31 31 ENZUMES AND GELATIN 1.798 1.958 8.9%
32 32 TEXTILE 2.325 1.927 -17.1%
33 33 FOOTWEAR 2.189 1.922 -12.2%
34 34 PERFUMERY AND COSMETICS 1.672 1.856 11.0%
35 35 LANDS AND STONES 2.193 1.560 -28.9%
36 36 OTHER MANUFACTURED ARTICLES 2.057 1.541 -25.1%
37 37 GLASS 1.628 1.196 -26.5%
38 38 ASBESTOS 1.283 1.172 -8.7%
39 39 COPPER PRODUCTS 1.091 1.032 -5.4%
40 40 KAOLIN 843 958 13.7%
41 41 HAND TOOLS 994 958 -3.6%
42 42 PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 806 948 17.7%
43 43 FLOURS, MALT AND STARCHES 2.120 899 -57.6%
44 44 GRAINS 874 869 -0.6%
45 45 ETHANOL FUEL 686 823 20.0%
46 46 ALUMINUM 892 714 -20.0%
47 47 CLOTHES 922 704 -23.7%
48 48 PAINTS, DYES AND VARNISHES 818 666 -18.6%
49 49 SOAPS, WAXES AND TAPERS 1.040 658 -36.7%
50 50 ZINC PRODUCTS 348 656 88.5%
51 OTHERS 9.089 7.280 -19.9%
52 TOTAL 444.966 378.744 -14.9%

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Among containerized imported cargo in the first two months of 2023, plastic occupies the podium of the rank, growing 19.7% from the same period in 2022. Reactors and boilers, the second-ranking category go goods, fell 4.4% over the same period. See the complete list below:

Commodities Ranking | Dataliner Brazil | Jan-Feb 2022 vs. Jan-Feb 2023 | TEU | Imports

wdt_ID RANK CARGO 2022 2023 %
1 1 PLASTIC 41.071 49.161 19.7%
2 2 REACTORS, BOILERS AND MACHINES 43.690 41.786 -4.4%
3 3 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS 40.403 41.255 2.1%
4 4 ELECTRICAL MATERIALS APPLIANCES 45.421 34.751 -23.5%
5 5 OTHER MANUFACTURED ARTICLES 34.109 33.155 -2.8%
6 6 RUBBER 19.650 20.206 2.8%
7 7 TEXTILE 20.088 18.483 -8.0%
8 8 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 22.602 16.162 -28.5%
9 9 STEEL PRODUCTS 15.753 14.119 -10.4%
10 10 GLASS 9.281 9.532 2.7%
11 11 CLOTHES 6.626 8.679 31.0%
12 12 PROCESSED FOODS 7.773 8.399 8.1%
13 13 PAPER 6.132 7.915 29.1%
14 14 BEVERAGES AND VINEGAR 6.356 7.774 22.3%
15 15 INORGANIC CHEMICALS 6.481 6.495 0.2%
16 16 ALUMINUM PRODUCTS 5.681 6.035 6.2%
17 17 CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 5.033 5.255 4.4%
18 18 FERTILIZERS 10.822 4.712 -56.5%
19 19 FURNITURE 5.568 4.024 -27.7%
20 20 ANIMAL PRODUCTS 3.745 3.720 -0.7%
21 21 FUELS, OILS AND MINERAL PRODUCTS 3.433 3.444 0.3%
22 22 PAINTS, DYES AND VARNISHES 3.724 3.357 -9.8%
23 23 TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTS ARTICLES 2.857 3.292 15.2%
24 24 FRUITS 1.911 3.029 58.5%
25 25 PESTICIDES 6.522 2.792 -57.2%
26 26 MEDICAL-SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS 2.473 2.740 10.8%
27 27 SOAPS, WAXES AND TAPERS 2.111 2.436 15.4%
28 28 VEGETABLE OIL & FAT 1.903 2.362 24.1%
29 29 PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 2.019 2.196 8.8%
30 30 SKINS AND LEATHERS 1.764 2.147 21.7%
31 31 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS 1.698 2.119 24.8%
32 32 COPPER PRODUCTS 1.833 1.733 -5.5%
33 33 LANDS AND STONES 1.971 1.682 -14.6%
34 34 CERAMIC 1.653 1.591 -3.8%
35 35 ENZUMES AND GELATIN 1.434 1.546 7.9%
36 36 SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS 1.069 1.484 38.9%
37 37 CEMENT 1.787 1.436 -19.6%
38 38 FOOD RESIDUES 1.791 1.396 -22.0%
39 39 PERFUMERY AND COSMETICS 1.031 1.329 29.0%
40 40 CELLULOSE PASTE 1.415 1.287 -9.0%
41 41 HAND TOOLS 1.519 1.252 -17.6%
42 42 STONES 1.276 1.178 -7.7%
43 43 COCOA 726 799 10.0%
44 44 MACHINES & APPLIANCES 1.290 739 -42.7%
45 45 CONTAINERS 570 728 27.7%
46 46 SUGAR 627 721 14.8%
47 47 BOATS AND PARTS 199 700 252.3%
48 48 COTTON 594 696 17.2%
49 49 FLOURS, MALT AND STARCHES 701 666 -5.0%
50 50 WOOD 762 659 -13.5%
51 OTHERS 6.597 8.149 23.5%
52 TOTAL 415.545 401.303 -3.4%

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Argentina

In the first two months of 2023, vegetable products were the cargo most exported via container in Argentina, with a 3.3% increase in volume compared to the same period in 2022. Meat products, which came in second place, grew 23.7% in the same period. See more below:

Commodities Ranking | Dataliner Argentina | Jan-Feb 2022 vs. Jan-Feb 2023 | TEU | Exports

wdt_ID RANK CARGO 2022 2023 %
1 1 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS 12.653 13.070 3.3%
2 2 MEAT 10.139 12.540 23.7%
3 3 ANIMAL PRODUCTS 9.847 9.031 -8.3%
4 4 PLASTIC 4.514 3.868 -14.3%
5 5 WOOD 3.673 3.055 -16.8%
6 6 GRAINS 1.841 2.453 33.2%
7 7 SKINS AND LEATHERS 2.081 2.257 8.5%
8 8 PROCESSED FOODS 2.413 2.101 -12.9%
9 9 FOOD RESIDUES 1.933 1.961 1.5%
10 10 VEGETABLE OIL & FAT 1.249 1.821 45.8%
11 11 FRUITS 2.621 1.523 -41.9%
12 12 COFFEE, TEA, MATE AND SPICES 1.457 1.303 -10.5%
13 13 STEEL PRODUCTS 1.215 1.217 0.2%
14 14 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 941 1.037 10.2%
15 15 CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 1.105 1.034 -6.5%
16 16 CELLULOSE PASTE 1.156 872 -24.6%
17 17 REACTORS, BOILERS AND MACHINES 872 864 -0.9%
18 18 FRUIT JUICE 703 823 17.1%
19 19 TOBACCO 1.104 770 -30.3%
20 20 GLASS 40 655 1521.9%
21 21 BEVERAGES AND VINEGAR 1.371 513 -62.6%
22 22 INORGANIC CHEMICALS 340 476 39.9%
23 23 RUBBER 490 473 -3.5%
24 24 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS 378 463 22.6%
25 25 MISCELLANEOUS ORES 341 356 4.4%
26 26 PAINTS, DYES AND VARNISHES 352 347 -1.4%
27 27 ALUMINUM PRODUCTS 375 318 -15.1%
28 28 FLOURS, MALT AND STARCHES 416 268 -35.6%
29 29 PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 263 267 1.6%
30 30 PERFUMERY AND COSMETICS 194 216 11.0%
31 31 ENZUMES AND GELATIN 342 199 -41.9%
32 32 LANDS AND STONES 129 175 35.7%
33 33 OTHER MANUFACTURED ARTICLES 277 171 -38.2%
34 34 CONTAINERS 249 130 -47.8%
35 35 SOAPS, WAXES AND TAPERS 94 128 35.7%
36 36 GUMS, SAPS AND RESINS 96 120 25.2%
37 37 PESTICIDES 68 116 69.3%
38 38 SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS 138 111 -19.4%
39 39 ZINC ORE 186 100 -46.2%
40 40 PAPER 316 98 -69.1%
41 41 COTTON 1.552 86 -94.5%
42 42 FERTILIZERS 19 84 333.0%
43 43 SUGAR 234 77 -67.1%
44 44 ELECTRICAL MATERIALS APPLIANCES 103 76 -25.9%
45 45 TEXTILE 84 68 -18.2%
46 46 GLYCEROL 103 64 -37.9%
47 47 FURNITURE 44 44 0.5%
48 48 FUELS, OILS AND MINERAL PRODUCTS 24 27 9.1%
49 49 MEDICAL-SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS 23 23 2.7%
50 50 HAND TOOLS 25 23 -6.6%
51 OTHERS 250 175 -30.0%
52 TOTAL 70.433 68.047 -3.4%

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Argentina’s top containerized imports in 2023 were reactors and boilers, a 10.7% decrease from the same period in 2022. Motor vehicles and parts, which ranked second, saw an 8.2% lower import volume in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. See the full list below:

Commodities Ranking | Dataliner Argentina | Jan-Feb 2022 vs. Jan-Feb 2023 | TEU | Imports

wdt_ID RANK CARGO 2022 2023 %
1 1 REACTORS, BOILERS AND MACHINES 13.653 12.199 -10.7%
2 2 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS 11.410 10.480 -8.2%
3 3 PLASTIC 11.741 8.713 -25.8%
4 4 ELECTRICAL MATERIALS APPLIANCES 7.975 5.967 -25.2%
5 5 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 6.190 4.297 -30.6%
6 6 STEEL PRODUCTS 4.365 3.313 -24.1%
7 7 RUBBER 4.378 3.053 -30.3%
8 8 OTHER MANUFACTURED ARTICLES 3.839 2.658 -30.8%
9 9 TEXTILE 5.361 2.589 -51.7%
10 10 PAPER 3.597 2.379 -33.9%
11 11 CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 1.969 1.676 -14.9%
12 12 ALUMINUM PRODUCTS 2.404 1.535 -36.2%
13 13 FURNITURE 2.526 1.354 -46.4%
14 14 INORGANIC CHEMICALS 1.447 1.323 -8.5%
15 15 PROCESSED FOODS 1.437 1.146 -20.3%
16 16 CLOTHES 1.166 1.106 -5.2%
17 17 FOOTWEAR 737 777 5.4%
18 18 FUELS, OILS AND MINERAL PRODUCTS 954 774 -18.9%
19 19 SOAPS, WAXES AND TAPERS 1.105 759 -31.3%
20 20 PAINTS, DYES AND VARNISHES 895 736 -17.8%
21 21 MEDICAL-SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS 791 734 -7.2%
22 22 PERFUMERY AND COSMETICS 863 719 -16.7%
23 23 GLASS 2.213 676 -69.4%
24 24 PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 696 671 -3.6%
25 25 TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTS ARTICLES 1.188 627 -47.3%
26 26 SKINS AND LEATHERS 381 569 49.2%
27 27 PESTICIDES 813 559 -31.3%
28 28 CEMENT 380 510 34.2%
29 29 ENZUMES AND GELATIN 497 504 1.4%
30 30 BEVERAGES AND VINEGAR 999 463 -53.6%
31 31 HAND TOOLS 709 463 -34.8%
32 32 ALUMINUM 447 448 0.3%
33 33 CERAMIC 853 445 -47.8%
34 34 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS 379 380 0.2%
35 35 FERTILIZERS 924 354 -61.7%
36 36 STONES 592 347 -41.4%
37 37 SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS 309 295 -4.8%
38 38 FOOD RESIDUES 350 282 -19.3%
39 39 COFFEE, TEA, MATE AND SPICES 231 280 21.5%
40 40 FRUITS 251 269 7.2%
41 41 COPPER PRODUCTS 408 268 -34.2%
42 42 ANIMAL PRODUCTS 289 266 -8.2%
43 43 VEGETABLE OIL & FAT 270 245 -9.4%
44 44 LANDS AND STONES 435 242 -44.4%
45 45 MACHINES & APPLIANCES 145 234 60.9%
46 46 WOOD 445 200 -55.1%
47 47 ZINC PRODUCTS 264 168 -36.3%
48 48 KAOLIN 201 163 -19.1%
49 49 SUGAR 137 162 18.4%
50 50 FLOURS, MALT AND STARCHES 111 147 32.6%
51 OTHERS 2.015 1.084 -46.2%
52 TOTAL 105.735 79.608 -24.7%

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Other Plate countries (Paraguay and Uruguay)

As for Uruguay and Paraguay, meats were the most exported goods in the first two months of 2023, with a drop of 22.2% compared to the same period in 2022. Wood, second in the ranking, fell 29.9% in the same comparative period. See more below:

Commodities Ranking | Dataliner Plate | Jan-Feb 2022 vs. Jan-Feb 2023 | TEU | Exports

wdt_ID RANK CARGO 2022 2023 %
1 1 MEAT 7.581 5.898 -22.2%
2 2 WOOD 7.508 5.260 -29.9%
3 3 ANIMAL PRODUCTS 4.331 4.214 -2.7%
4 4 GRAINS 1.564 2.429 55.3%
5 5 FOOD RESIDUES 733 1.320 80.1%
6 6 SKINS AND LEATHERS 771 569 -26.2%
7 7 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS 559 520 -7.0%
8 8 FLOURS, MALT AND STARCHES 458 263 -42.6%
9 9 VEGETABLE OIL & FAT 216 252 16.3%
10 10 PERFUMERY AND COSMETICS 246 233 -5.3%
11 11 STEEL PRODUCTS 163 218 33.7%
12 12 PROCESSED FOODS 373 217 -41.9%
13 13 OTHER MANUFACTURED ARTICLES 180 193 6.9%
14 14 SUGAR 383 151 -60.6%
15 15 REACTORS, BOILERS AND MACHINES 72 141 96.6%
16 16 PLASTIC 229 138 -40.0%
17 17 COTTON 12 138 1050.0%
18 18 PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 114 135 18.2%
19 19 PRECIOUS METALS AND JEWELRY 87 114 30.5%
20 20 TEXTILE 115 112 -2.7%
21 21 TOBACCO 167 106 -36.5%
22 22 ENZUMES AND GELATIN 29 103 249.8%
23 23 COPPER PRODUCTS 194 100 -48.5%
24 24 ALUMINUM PRODUCTS 83 96 16.1%
25 25 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 29 88 199.7%
26 26 ELECTRICAL MATERIALS APPLIANCES 34 87 152.7%
27 27 SOAPS, WAXES AND TAPERS 74 78 5.3%
28 28 BEVERAGES AND VINEGAR 89 77 -13.5%
29 29 FRUIT JUICE 62 51 -17.7%
30 30 CELLULOSE PASTE 8 50 525.0%
31 31 CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 39 40 3.5%
32 32 CONTAINERS 0 34 0.0%
33 33 COFFEE, TEA, MATE AND SPICES 26 33 25.0%
34 34 PAPER 50 32 -36.6%
35 35 PAINTS, DYES AND VARNISHES 22 25 17.1%
36 36 COCOA 29 24 -17.2%
37 37 SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS 45 23 -47.9%
38 38 FRUITS 50 22 -56.0%
39 39 LANDS AND STONES 2 20 900.0%
40 40 MARBLE AND GRANITE 3 17 466.7%
41 41 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS 13 14 4.0%
42 42 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 0 13 38100.3%
43 43 TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTS ARTICLES 7 12 85.4%
44 44 RUBBER 8 12 50.0%
45 45 FURNITURE 16 12 -24.5%
46 46 INORGANIC CHEMICALS 127 10 -92.1%
47 47 FOOTWEAR 16 9 -42.7%
48 48 MACHINES & APPLIANCES 4 9 125.0%
49 49 HAND TOOLS 0 8 1911.7%
50 50 GLASS 1 6 500.0%
51 OTHERS 83 35 -57.8%
52 TOTAL 27.005 23.761 -12.0%

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The Motor Vehicle and Parts category leads the way in containerized cargo imports, with a volume 0.9% higher than in the same period in 2022. In the same period, the volume of reactors and boilers imported was 15.6% lower. See the full list below:

Commodities Ranking | Dataliner Plate | Jan-Feb 2022 vs. Jan-Feb 2023 | TEU | Imports

wdt_ID RANK CARGO 2022 2023 %
1 1 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS 5.810 5.861 0.9%
2 2 REACTORS, BOILERS AND MACHINES 5.388 4.547 -15.6%
3 3 RUBBER 1.934 3.243 67.6%
4 4 PLASTIC 2.961 2.401 -18.9%
5 5 ELECTRICAL MATERIALS APPLIANCES 2.513 2.247 -10.6%
6 6 OTHER MANUFACTURED ARTICLES 2.093 2.193 4.8%
7 7 BEVERAGES AND VINEGAR 1.803 1.998 10.8%
8 8 STEEL PRODUCTS 2.041 1.754 -14.1%
9 9 CLOTHES 1.129 1.333 18.1%
10 10 TEXTILE 982 1.129 14.9%
11 11 FURNITURE 1.019 1.041 2.1%
12 12 PROCESSED FOODS 828 785 -5.1%
13 13 PAPER 604 724 19.9%
14 14 ASPHALT WORKS 1.377 686 -50.2%
15 15 FUELS, OILS AND MINERAL PRODUCTS 510 622 22.0%
16 16 SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS 311 562 80.9%
17 17 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 594 519 -12.7%
18 18 PERFUMERY AND COSMETICS 432 511 18.3%
19 19 TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTS ARTICLES 560 494 -11.8%
20 20 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS 279 350 25.5%
21 21 GLASS 335 343 2.4%
22 22 SKINS AND LEATHERS 132 328 148.7%
23 23 PESTICIDES 474 298 -37.0%
24 24 CERAMIC 334 292 -12.5%
25 25 ANIMAL PRODUCTS 226 289 27.8%
26 26 FOOTWEAR 219 289 31.8%
27 27 ALUMINUM PRODUCTS 463 262 -43.5%
28 28 INORGANIC CHEMICALS 283 246 -13.0%
29 29 VEGETABLE OIL & FAT 264 224 -15.3%
30 30 HAND TOOLS 242 215 -11.1%
31 31 CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 311 208 -33.1%
32 32 SOAPS, WAXES AND TAPERS 273 205 -24.9%
33 33 PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 178 188 5.6%
34 34 PAINTS, DYES AND VARNISHES 204 180 -11.5%
35 35 SUGAR 161 165 2.7%
36 36 MEDICAL-SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS 174 162 -6.6%
37 37 FRUIT JUICE 8 160 1900.0%
38 38 FERTILIZERS 280 154 -45.0%
39 39 STONES 251 134 -46.6%
40 40 LANDS AND STONES 103 130 26.2%
41 41 COCOA 90 113 25.2%
42 42 FOOD RESIDUES 63 97 54.7%
43 43 WOOD 184 95 -48.4%
44 44 MEAT 129 86 -33.4%
45 45 FRUITS 61 78 28.9%
46 46 CELLULOSE PASTE 49 73 50.3%
47 47 COTTON 80 71 -10.8%
48 48 COFFEE, TEA, MATE AND SPICES 81 63 -21.9%
49 49 FLOURS, MALT AND STARCHES 52 60 15.3%
50 50 CEMENT 145 60 -58.9%
51 OTHERS 495 489 -1.2%
52 TOTAL 39.512 38.757 -1.9%

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